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 ( 18 ) Pate of the Pans, plav'd a fad prat, cafting in two pound of candles among the keil which made them fae fat, that fome could not them, for the candle wicks came into their cutties like futter’s lingles in the difh, but fome of them wi’ ftronger ftomachs, ftripped them thro’ their teeth like ratton tails, and faid mony a an would be blythe o‘ fic a ftring to tie their hofe wi' in a pinch: my Lord and the Geatry, Mefs John and the Clerk were all placed at the head of the table, oppofite to the bride, but would fup none of the candle kail, Wife Willy and the bridegroom ferved the table, and cried fup and a forrow to you, for I never liked four kail about my houfe ; when the flefh came the bride got a ram’s rumple to pick, fhe takes it up and wags it at my Lord, faying, Ti, hi, my Lord, what an a piece is dat ? O, faid he, that‘s the tail piece that belongs to you; Me, my Lord, it’s no mine, I never had a ting like dat, it’s a fifh tail, fee as it wags, it a a bic o' a dead beaft; O yes, faid he, bride, you have hit it now : but how come you to eat with your gloves on ? Indeed my Lord, their is a reafon for dat, I hac feebbit hands. O fy, faid he, I canna belleve you fo fhe pulls down a piece of her gloves and fhows him O yes, faid he, I fee it is fo; aha, my Lord I wifh you faw my a—, it’s a’ in ae hotter: O fy faid he, bride, you fhould not fpeak fo before Ladies and your maiden ; I wonder, faid he to Wife Willy, her father, you do not teach your daughter to fpeak otherwife. A be my feg, my Lord, ye may as foon kifs her a—, as gar her fpeak otherwife : I find fo faid my Lord, but it lies much in lack of a teatcher. The next difh that was prefented on the table was roafted hens, and the brides portion being laid on her plate, fhe fays to my Lord, will ye let me dip my fowl arfe amang your fauce ! Upon my word and.